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   Basti05b wrote in   
   news:ea89dbbd-ed59-4c7d-9c67-7e8cb0d33553@googlegroups.com...   
   > Anyone knows how mathematical copyright works?   
   > If I write my book with formulas on the CD, normally publication of such   
   > book has copyright.   
   > But is it sufficient for say symbolic computer systems like Maple and   
   > Mathematica not program it on their software without permission?   
   > If I have new formulas, how is applied to others with respect to copyright   
   > of the formulas, methods, etc. in their books and publications.   
   > How solving formulas and new methods of solving can be defend via   
   > copyright laws and patents within mathematics publications.   
   At least in Europe, there is no copyright and no patent for discoveries,   
   organization schemes (e.g. algorithms, calculation methods, computer   
   programs) or only scientific results. You can patent only technical   
   inventions for commercial applications. The copyright is only for the   
   documents you wrote and for the concrete formulations, not for the content,   
   exceptionally artistic content.   
   You cannot forbid the free usage of your scientific result. You can only   
   reap the scientific fame by publishing your scientific results. Imagine that   
   all the scientific results of humanity would have been protected by   
   copyright, patent or trademark! Nothing would be possible.   
   For other economic regions, look the keywords at Wikipedia: Intellectual   
   property.   
      
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